Some say Year 12 final exam pressure is no longer necessary

Having grown up the child of two high-achieving professionals and possessing the requisite academics, I commenced a law degree after school. Like the 99 per cent, I wasn't to know that the GFC would hit in 2008 – two years later. Ultimately, this led me to my current and second career: journalism. At this point, my ATAR could not be more irrelevant.